Force and Motion
Force and Motion
Force and Motion
and
Motion
Review
A force is simply a
push or a pull.
All forces have both
size and direction.
Do you remember
BrainPop: Force video clip
NET FORCES
When two or
more forces
are combined!
Some tips:
1. Forces in the same
direction- add the two forces
together.
+
=
2. Forces in different
directions- subtract the two
and figure out which direction
was the stronger of the two.
=
What is motion?
When an object
changes position over
time when compared
with a reference point
we say that the object
is in motion.
Speed
The rate at which an
object moves.
Depends on distance
traveled and the time it
takes to travel that
distance.
Speed Formula
Average speed = total
distance
total time
Velocity
The speed of an
object in a particular
direction
***Dont confuse this
with speedthey
dont mean the same
Velocity changes as
speed OR direction
changes
Resultant
Velocity.
SAME DIRECTION:
add the two velocities
together.
DIFFERENT
DIRECTION: subtract
the two velocities.
Acceleration
The rate at which
velocity changes.
To change velocity
(change speed or
direction or BOTH)
BrainPop
Acceleration Formula
Acceleration= final velocity
starting velocity
time it takes to
change velocity
Velocity is expressed in meters per
second (m/s) and time is expressed in
seconds (s), so acceleration is expressed
in meters per second per second (m/s/s)
Newtons Laws of
Motion 3
1
2
BrainPop
: Newtons Laws of Motion video cl
Newtons First
Law
(law of inertia)
Balanced Force
Unbalanced Forces
Unequal opposing forces
produce an unbalanced force
causing motion
Force equals
mass times
acceleration.
3
For every action there is an equal
and opposite reaction.
Book to
earth
Table to
book
Think about it . . .
What happens if you are standing on a
skateboard or a slippery floor and push
against a wall? You slide in the opposite
direction (away from the wall), because you
pushed on the wall but the wall pushed back
on you with equal and opposite force.
Why does it hurt so much when you stub
your toe? When your toe exerts a force on a
rock, the rock exerts an equal force back on
your toe. The harder you hit your toe
against it, the more force the rock exerts
back on your toe (and the more your toe
hurts).